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to use daily? My therapists seems to think that is alot. Anyone experience with thise xtended release mechanism? Anyone take 2mg a day?

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My pdoc prescribes .5mg 4x/day prn.  That totals 2mg/day.  It's actually not a huge dose, IMO, I'd call it an average dose..... I do not get the extended release version, though.  How is your rx written?

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my experience with xanax XR 2mg (not "too much" by the informal consensus i've gathered, but it's a very individual thing) is that the first day it worked for around 17 hours (which left me with an anxious night) and decreased within a week to about 12 hours, and in any case it's efficacy dropped off really fast. some people find it works to take twice a day, but for me, like the regular release kind, it just poops out too soon and suddenly to give good continuous coverage.

i think regular xanax is great for panic attacks and special situations and stuff. for daily use again i found it wore off too quickly; it was like a roller coaster.

YMMV but for everyday i would consider a different benzo. some like klonopin which was okay for me but valium has been way smoother for continuous coverage so i can function (while i do therapy and self-help too.)

good luck in finding something that works. aloha.

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